On 2 September 2006, the Canadian Army launched what is considered to be one of the most deadly operations in recent military history. NATO's Operation MEDUSA aimed to reclaim the Pashmal/Panjawyi district of Afghanistan from the Taliban. The enemy had been massing in the region with the express purpose of launching a major assault against the city of Kandahar.
By Lt Jerome Turgeon, 4 Tp Comd, 2 CER
2 CER’s Dive team deployed to Garrison Valcartier for an international ice diving exercise. This exercise was led by the Army Dive Center and included dive teams from every engineer regiment in Canada, clearance divers, and international personnel. The international participants were from Holland, France, the U.K. and the U.S. 2 CER was augmented by three American divers and two Dutch divers.
11 June 2014
I attended the handover briefing and the appointment of our new CME Branch Advisor Col Horgan.
Col Horgan's biography is included in the attached file.
25 June 2014
The Town of Petawawa recently requested the support from Garrison Petawawa in the construction of a sports facility at Valour School. Heavy Equipment Troop (HET) from 25 Support Squadron, 2 CER quickly took the lead to coordinate the contract with the Township and spearhead the task. The task was to clear a 6.5 acre wooded area in order for the township to install a new sports field. HET commenced work on 24 September 2014 and recently came to a close on 29 October 2014.
May 6th, 2014 highlighted the change of appointment between the 18th and 19th RSM of 2 Combat Engineer Regiment from CWO Nicolas Manoukarakis to CWO Darrel Jones. CWO Manoukarakis is serving his 31st year as a Combat Engineer in the CAF with 7 tours and 4 postings. He is married to Michele who retired as an RMS MWO after 30 years of dedicated service; together they have 2 children Christopher and Sean. His experience, solid mentorship, and honest and direct approach will be missed by all members of 2 CER, especially those who returned from TF 1-10 under his leadership as the SSM.
This is the story of the men and women of 23 Field Squadron – Op Archer Roto 2, comprising soldiers, sailors and airmen drawn from across the Canadian Forces and beyond. The intent of this book is to mesh their very personal stories with the Squadron War Diary, all within the framework of the overall 1 RCR Battle Group mission.
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